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Rh HOSS-PLAAY.—Rough, noisy play, approaching practical joking.

HOSS-POND.—A pond appertaining to the farm yard; from its situation the water is often too impure for animals to drink.

HOUSEN.—Houses.

HOWSOMEVER.—However. "A wunt never do't howsomever a med try."

HUCK.—To poke, as by inserting a stick under anything and on pushing it to give a lifting motion.

HUCK-MUCK.—Confusion caused by all things being out of place. On visiting a small house on cleaning day the apology comes "'E vinds us in a gurt huck-muck to-daay.

HUD.—To take off the outer covering. "Get them warnuts hudded agin I comes back."

The outer covering of nuts, walnuts, &c., is called the "hud."

HUFFY.—Easily taking offence. "A be a huffy zart o' chap."

HUGGER, also HUGGER-MUGGER.—To hoard. "A ke-ups his money pretty much hugger-muggered up an' dwoant spend none hardly.

HULLS.—Husks.

HULLA-BALLOO.—A loud confused noise raised by a number.

HUNCH.—To attack with the horns. "The cow tried to hunch muh."

HUNK, sometimes HUNCH.—A thick piece of bread, bacon, &c.

HUR, or HAAIR.—Hair.

HURDLE-HERSE.—A hurdle horse; the frame fixed on the ground having holes for the uprights of hurdles; the brushwood used in making "vlaayke hurdles," is woven horizontally between these uprights.